Sherdog.com has confirmed the 205-pound matchup with a source close
to the bout; Tatame.com originally reported the news on Wednesday
morning. Bout agreements have reportedly been distributed, though
the fight has not yet been finalized.

UFC 128, which will be headlined by a light heavyweight title clash
between champion Mauricio
“Shogun” Rua and challenger Jon Jones,
will go down March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

A cast member of “The Ultimate Fighter 8,” Marshall was eliminated
from the show by powerful wrestler and eventual season winner
Ryan
Bader. Following his stint on “TUF,” Marshall earned three
consecutive wins inside the Octagon, besting Jules
Bruchez, Vinny
Magalhaes and Jason Brilz
before dropping a split nod to former
International Fight League 205-pound champ Vladimir
Matyushenko. Following the defeat, Marshall was cut from the
promotion’s highly-competitive light heavyweight ranks. Since
losing his spot in the UFC, “The Fire” has earned three straight
wins, most recently submitting Chris
McNally in December.